Hidden Valley: IRWIN Racing Friday report

IRWIN RACING SIXTH IN DARWIN
Following on from IRWIN Racing's success at last year's V8 Supercar race in
Darwin, driver Alex Davison has maintained his form, placing sixth in
practice today.
Davison was in the top 10 for the majority of the...

IRWIN RACING SIXTH IN DARWIN

Following on from IRWIN Racing's success at last year's V8 Supercar race in
Darwin, driver Alex Davison has maintained his form, placing sixth in
practice today.

Davison was in the top 10 for the majority of the day, placing as high as
second in the day's third practice session.

Set-up changes will be made to the IRWIN Ford in preparation for Saturday's
qualifying session.

Both Davison and his engineer David Stuart are pleased with the progress
made today and are aiming for a top 10 start position for the weekend's
first race.

What Irwin Racing's Alex Davison had to say:

"The end result was okay, if IRWIN Racing can stay up there I'll be really
happy. The IRWIN Ford is not too bad on green tyres, but it's using old
tyres rather aggressively. We're concentrating on improving this. With the
hot conditions, Hidden Valley Raceway is hard on tyres, so it's important
that the car looks after them. This is what we are looking to improve at the
moment. There's more work to be done to stay on the pace over the weekend.
We've got the opportunity to try a couple of things tomorrow and see how we
go. It's good being in the top 10 overall after practice but I'm not
punching the air just yet. We'll see how we go in qualifying tomorrow."

What Irwin Racing Engineer David Stuart had to say:

"IRWIN Racing has progressed pretty well today. Having Alex place in the top
10 is encouraging and a good start. We were on some pretty good tyres but
I'm sure that many others were on reasonably good tyres also. We're still
not exactly where we want to be, but I think we learnt a lot today that will
help over the course of the weekend. We'll make some small changes tonight
and come out swinging again in the morning. Obviously Alex did a great job
here last year, we've had a look back at the set up and we've followed along
similar lines. We came set up close to last year's race two set up. The
track is different this year compared to last year as are the temperatures,
which affects the car greatly. Having a good car here last year definitely
makes it easier. If we can qualify the IRWIN Ford in the top 10 tomorrow
I'll be extremely happy."